Spicy Bacon Wrapped Cheese Stuffed Chicken

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Disclaimer: I am in a paid partnership with Tabasco but all thoughts are my own, as always.

Tabasco, that stuff you may love to douse on everything, recently invited me to participate in a recipe challenge surrounding 10 bloggers creating 5 recipes using only the 10 ingredients listed below, with Tabasco Original Red Sauce a must-have in every recipe. Note that salt, pepper, and oil were considered “free” ingredients.

Ingredient List
1. Tabasco Original Red Sauce
2. Chicken
3. Onion
4. Multi or Whole Grains
5. Canned Beans
6. Tomatoes
7. Leafy Greens
8. Bacon
9. Cheese
10. Dried Fruit

What would you create? My 5 recipes will be over the next 3 days, so stay tuned to see what I managed to come up with! Today’s recipe uses all my favorite things and I think you are going to LOVE it. In fact, I’m pretty sure if you serve this chicken to your family they will ask you to make it every week. It’s amazing.

Check out the awesome sites of the other participating bloggers to see what they came up with:
All Day I Dream About Food
Eat Good 4 Life
FoodieCrush
Healthy Delicious
How To: Simplify
Macheesmo
Modern Day Moms
Shockingly Delicious
Table For Two
What’s Gaby Cooking

How to make

Spicy Bacon Wrapped Cheese Stuffed Chicken

Yield: 4 servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 16 minutes minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes minutes

Spicy Bacon Wrapped Cheese Stuffed Chicken is made spicy with a touch of Tabasco, stuffed with cheddar and cream cheese, and wrapped in crispy bacon.

Ingredients

• 2 green onions, sliced
• 1/4 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 teaspoons Tabasco sauce
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 4 (6 ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
• 8 slices bacon
• 1 teaspoon canola oil

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a small bowl combine the green onions, cheddar cheese, cream cheese, and Tabasco. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
2. Cut a 1-inch wide slit into the thick end of each chicken breast, and carefully cut into the center to form a pocket. Be careful not to slice all the way through. Divide the cheese mixture evenly between each pocket. Wrap 2 slices of bacon around each breast.
3. Heat the oil in a large oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken to the pan, and cook for 4 minutes. Turn the chicken over and place in the oven and bake for 12 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted into the chicken registers 165°F. Let the chicken stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Recipe Notes

Recipe by Tessa of Handle the Heat on behalf of Tabasco

Course : Main Course

Cuisine : American

Recipe by Tessa Arias

Author: Tessa Arias

I share trusted baking recipes your friends will LOVE alongside insights into the science of sweets. I'm a professionally trained chef, cookbook author, and cookie queen. I love to write about all things sweet, carb-y, and homemade. I live in Phoenix, Arizona (hence the blog name!)